Juncus secundus Poir.

Lopsided rush (en), Jonc ténu (fr), Jonc grêle (fr), Jonc fin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, short-lived perennial, cespitose, 1.5--7 dm. Culms 1--30. Leaves basal, (1--)2--3; auricles 0.2--0.4(--0.6) mm, scarious; blade flat, 10--30 cm x 0.5--1 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences 5--15(--30)-flowered, usually somewhat loose, 1--5 cm; primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: chiefly along inner side of branches; bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3--4.4 mm; outer and inner series equal, apex acuminate; stamens 6, filaments 0.5--0.9 mm, anthers 0.4--0.8 mm; style 0.1--0.2 mm. Capsules tan or light brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3--)3.8--4.7 mm, nearly equal to tepals. Seeds tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.5--0.6(--0.7) mm, not tailed. 2n = ca. 80.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Juncus secundus world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443463-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777213
COL ID 6NH7S
BDTFX ID 36675
INPN ID 104318
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus secundus Juncus tenuis var. secundus